Re:I resigned from Twitter
by spion on Monday November 29, 2021 @04:02PM
(#29385251)
Twitter will amplify the most extreme positions on both ends, the ones to cause most outrage
- Ban all guns, completely!
- No restrictions on gun ownership should be allowed whatsoever, not even age limits!
These cause the most outrage / emotion => therefore they get the most retweeted => create a distorded mental picture of even deeper division. We're never going to solve anything that way.
The problem isn't one of free speach and censorship. Its a problem of amplification of emotionally manipulative content. The amplification is exponential (because the retweet process is exponential). This is a disaster.
- Ban all guns, completely!
- No restrictions on gun ownership should be allowed whatsoever, not even age limits!
These cause the most outrage / emotion => therefore they get the most retweeted => create a distorded mental picture of even deeper division. We're never going to solve anything that way.
The problem isn't one of free speach and censorship. Its a problem of amplification of emotionally manipulative content. The amplification is exponential (because the retweet process is exponential). This is a disaster.